constitute 英 /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ 美 /ˈkɑːnstɪtuːt/ v. 组成，构成；是，被视为；成立，设立；任命
【考法1】vt.指派，任命: to appoint to an office, function, or dignity
【例】He was constituted manager 他被任命为经理
【近】n.ominate, designate, authorize
【反】discharge, dismiss 撤除职务；abdicate, resign 退位，辞职
【考法2】v.构成: make up, form, compose
【例】Water constitutes the greater part of the human body 人体中包含着大量的水分
【近】compose, comprise, form
【派】constitution n构成；宪法；体格
buttress 英 /ˈbʌtrəs/ 美 /ˈbʌtrəs/ n. 扶壁；山边扶壁状凸出部分；支持力量 v. 支持；用扶壁支撑（建筑物等）
【考法1】n.扶墙: a projecting structure for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
【近】anchor, mainstay, pillar, reliance, standby
【考法2】vt.提供支撑的证据或者信息: to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
【例】a mass of circumstantial evidence buttresses the prosecutor's case 大量支持起诉人案件的证据
【近】bolster, corroborate, reinforce, substantiate, shore up
【反】contravene, challenge 反对，质疑
crouch 英 /kraʊtʃ/ 美 /kraʊtʃ/ v. 蹲下，蹲伏；俯身接近；（动物）蜷伏 n. 蹲（伏）的姿势
【考法1】v.蹲伏: to lower the body stance especially by bending the legs
【例】crouched behind a rock and watched vigilantly蹲伏石头后紧惕地观察
【近】huddle, squat
【反】arise, stand 站立
fidelity 英 /fɪˈdeləti/ 美 /fɪˈdeləti/ n. （对配偶或伴侣的）忠贞；(对人、组织或信仰的）忠诚；精确性；（CD播放器、收音机、电视机等设备的）保真度
【考法1】n.忠诚: the quality or state of being faithful
【例】They have never wavered in their fidelity to the cause of liberation他们从不动摇对于解放事业的忠诚
【近】adherence, allegiance, commitment, devotion, faith, loyalty, piety
【反】disloyalty, infidelity, perfidy 不忠；treachery 背叛
【派】infidel n异教徒
augur 英 /ˈɔːɡə(r)/ 美 /ˈɔːɡər/ v. 预言；是……的预兆；占卜 n. 预言者；占兆官；占卜师
【考法1】n.预言家: one who predicts future events or developments
【例】The ancient Roman augurs predicted the future by reading the flight of birds古罗马的预言家们通过鸟类的航线来预测未来
【近】forecaster, foreseer, diviner, foreteller, prophesier, visionary
【考法2】v.出现好兆头: to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
【例】This augurs well for us这是一个好兆头
【近】forebode, promise
【考法3】vt.预言: to tell of or describe beforehand
【例】The fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me占卜人预言在我身上将会有一系列大灾难发生
【近】forecast, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy
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